An expected four minutes straight presenting months of work before local and international fashion industry figures quickly went from ''nerve-wracking'' to ''nice'' for a Dunedin designer.
Kelsi Bennett's work will feature in the emerging designer awards tonight. Ms Bennett graduated from the Otago Polytechnic last year, and her collection for the awards, which will also feature in the railway station fashion show, took a semester to put together.
She said she was on edge before the judging event yesterday.
''I was nervous beforehand, but it was really, really quiet - quite conversational and really chilled out.
''Once you got in there, it was quite comfortable.
''It was really nice, actually.''
Designers, Ms Bennett said, had expected to present their collections for four minutes straight.
''That what's makes it nerve-wracking.''
Of her designs in action on the models, she said: ''I think they looked great''.
She knew the models she used, and knew her collection would fit them well.
''It always looks amazing on all of them.''
Ms Bennett's collection was inspired by biker gangs and insignia recognised in gang fashion, and an interest in glow-in-the-dark accessories and iron-on patches.
''It just sort of led from one thing to another.
''Sometimes, you have no idea where you get your inspiration.
''I wanted to work with leather, and it was a good opportunity to bring it all together.''
